Presidium Overactive
presented by Irony Point
Saturday, April 11, 8:45 p.m. @ 2220 Arts + Archives
For our first-ever L.A.-based filmmaker narrative shorts program, we’ve invited the fearless local screening series Presidium Overactive curated by Creston Brown, to present a series of adventurous premieres: films that take a variety of cockeyed perspectives on shattered dreams, seductive cults, and the nagging sensation of self-doubt.
Code Rouge
West Coast Premiere
Director: Alex Pabaricus
China/France/USA, 26 min, DCP
A Chinese bodybuilder's spiritual crisis takes a surreal turn when his imaginary best friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, takes him on a journey toward self-acceptance.
Writer: Alex Pabarcius
Director of Photography: Forrest K. Sassaman, Mingming Li, Paul Delmas
Composer: Nicolo Baravalle
Producers: Alex Pabarcius, Mingming Li, Alexandre Leter
Going Sane
Los Angeles Premiere
Director: Joey Izzo
USA, 15 min, DCP
A 1970s Los Angeles therapy collective rises with utopian promise before devolving into a business-minded cult built on control and abuse.
Hollis
World Premiere
Director: Conor Scheinberg
USA, 12 min, DCP
After leaving New York City behind, Hollis checks into a quiet roadside motel where she meets Adam, a young male escort she's hired. As the night unfolds, Hollis guides Adam through an unsettling, intimate experiment that blurs emotional and psychological boundaries. But just as she returns to her routine, a sudden, senseless act of violence shatters the illusion of control she tried to reclaim.
Writer: Conor Scheinberg
Producer: Will Noyce
DP: Shane Bagwell
Sound Design: Matthew Lai
Editor: Jacque Kramer
Key Cast: Siena Werber, Pat Monoghan
Potato Potato
Los Angeles Premiere
Director: Josh Locy
USA, 14 min, DCP
When Cynthia writes a letter to the baby growing inside her about her hopes for their future, the baby writes back.
Writers: Kristin Slaysman & Josh Locy
Producers: Adam Tate, Annie Monroe, Pablo Zamorano, Kristin Slaysman, and Josh Locy Director of Photography: Sean McElwee
Production Designer: Kerrie Scher
Composer: Keegan DeWitt
Casting Director: Amey René
Editor: Josh Crockett
Shadow Daddy
World Premiere
Director: Andrew Theodore Balasia
USA, 8 min, DCP
When a mysterious dream sparks an unexpected conversation, a boyfriend and girlfriend spiral into revealing the insecurities lurking beneath their relationship.
Producer: Collin Druz
Writer: Andrew Theodore Balasia
Cast: Blu Hunt, Kimball Farley
DP: Hayden Mason
Production Designer: Phil Steiger
Composer: James Watson
Production Company: Freenjoy
A Stable Marriage
West Coast Premiere
Director: Josephine Decker
USA, 8 min, DCP
A woman's sexual fantasy is fulfilled -- with surprising ramifications.
Producers: Sean Drummond, Kristin Slaysman, Josephine Decker
Writers: Kristin Slaysman, Josephine Decker
Cast: Kristin Slaysman, Oliver Harlan
DP: Amina Zadeh
Associate Producer: Cecilia Cereijido-Bloche
Editor: Josh Crockett
Choreographer: Faye Driscoll
Irony Point is an Emmy and Peabody-winning production company based in New York and Los Angeles. The company is run by Alex Bach and Daniel Powell. Irony Point's goal is to support visionary comedic talent in whatever arena the talent chooses to create. Irony Point produces projects like “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” (Netflix), “Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace” (HBO), Julio Torres’ HBO series “Fantasmas,” “Life & Beth” (Hulu), “Inside Amy Schumer” (co-created by Powell), and Cole Escola's Tony-award winning Broadway sensation Oh Mary! Feature film credits include Anu Valia’s feature debut We Strangers (SXSW 2024, Grand Jury Prize winner at Seattle International Film Festival), Scare Me (dir. Josh Ruben, Sundance 2020), Becks (Winner of Best U.S. Fiction Film at 2017 LA Film Festival), and Clara's Ghost (Sundance 2018). Irony Point recently made their first foray into distribution as co-distributor Julian Glander's animated feature Boys Go To Jupiter.